Rehoboth Beach in Sussex County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Funland

50 Summers of Family Fun 1962 - 2011

By Mike Stroud, October 16, 2011

1. Funland Marker

Inscription. Founded on this corner in 1939 as a Spill-the-Milk
game by Anthony (Jack) and Margaret Dentino and
operated as Sports Center for twenty-three years by
the Dentino family. Kiddie rides, five of which are
still in operation, were added after World War II.
Purchased after the Great Atlantic Storm in March,
1962, by Allen M. and Esther (Sis) Fasnacht and
their sons, Allen and Don. The name was changed
to Funland, and for fifty years, four generations
of the Fasnacht family, working with a summer staff
of high school and college students, have offered clean,
safe, affordable family fun for everyone.

Erected 2011 by The Fasnacht Family.

Location. 38° 42.883′ N, 75° 4.554′ W. Marker is in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, in Sussex County. Marker can be reached from the intersection of N. Boardwalk-Atlantic Ocean and Delaware Avenue, on the right. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8 Delaware Avenue, Rehoboth Beach DE 19971, United States of America.

Regarding Funland. Spill the Milk-Throw the baseball at the milk jugs, and knock them down!

Also see . . . 1. flickr photos of Funland. (Submitted on December 11, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)2. ...U.S. Weather Bureau ... giving it a name: "The Great Atlantic Storm.". One of the ten worst storms in the United States in the 20th century, it lingered through five high tides over a three
day period, killing 40 people, injuring over 1,000 and causing hundreds of millions in property damage in six
states.
Waves more than 12 m (40 ft) high occurred at Rehoboth Beach, Delaware destroying the boardwalk and beach
front homes. Sand dunes were flattened along the entire length of Delaware’s ocean coastline. (Submitted on December 13, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)

By Mike Stroud, October 16, 2011

3. Funland and Marker seen along N Boardwalk at Delaware Avenue, here looking south

3. History of Funland. It all started as an innocent vacation to the beach, back in 1961… (Submitted on February 13, 2014, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.)

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on December 11, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 664 times since then and 3 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 12, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 5, 6, 7. submitted on February 13, 2014, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.